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DELIRIUM (EgoPo): 60-second review

Christopher Munden November 2, 2016 No Comments

At 800+ pages, Fyodor Dostoevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov would not seem ideally suited to theatrical interpretation.

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[NYC] HEISENBERG and VIETGONE (Manhattan Theatre Club): A weekend report

Kathryn Osenlund November 1, 2016 No Comments

Thoughts on two shows, HEISENBERG and VIETGONE, under the auspices of the Manhattan Theatre Club.

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Getting NOWHERE FAST: Sam Tower and BRAT team up for female-fronted rock ‘n’ roll dance theater

Smalley Bogg November 1, 2016 No Comments

Jess Conda joins Sam Tower + Ensemble in an all badass female rock noir cabaret.

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Philadelphia Theater Calendar: November 2016

Calendar November 1, 2016 No Comments

what’s on stage this month?

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Previews Theater

Making Philadelphia Theater Great Again: Ken Brady’s THE LETTER H

Christopher Munden October 31, 2016 No Comments

What will future theatermakers and scriptwriters make of Donald Trump and his campaign. Ken Brady gets a head start.

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Waking up Trump and all sexual molesters through THE CONSEQUENCE OF LOCKER ROOM TALK. An interview with playwright-director Shelli Pentimall Bookler.

Henrik Eger October 30, 2016 1 Comment

Shelli Pentimall Bookler grabs the … political moment with a script-in-hand production.

View More Waking up Trump and all sexual molesters through THE CONSEQUENCE OF LOCKER ROOM TALK. An interview with playwright-director Shelli Pentimall Bookler.
Music Previews Theater

Hopefully This Will All Be Over Soon: A punk-theater election fantasia

Smalley Bogg October 28, 2016 No Comments

Mixing punk and bouffon, this political satire offers a chance to laugh at the absurdity of this unusual election cycle and engage in the real issues of the November 8 election.

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Reviews Theater

BREATHE SMOKE (Orbiter 3): These are times of change

Joshua Millhouse October 28, 2016 No Comments

Williams avoids the metatheatrics associated with plays about performance for an inquiry into painful transitions we all must undergo.

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GUARDS AT THE TAJ (Theatre Exile): Beauty and brutality join hands

Toby Zinman October 27, 2016 No Comments

The debate central to Rajiv Joseph’s absorbing new play isn’t just talk: when you lose this one, you really lose.

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MYSTERY IN THE HOUSE OF USHER: A POE TALE (Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion): A morbidly fun affair

Evan Nelson October 25, 2016 No Comments

The spirits of Edgar Allen Poe’s tales come alive in the historical Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion.

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THIS IS THE WEEK THAT IS: THE ELECTION SPECIAL (1812 Productions): Yuugely funny

Julie Zeglen October 25, 2016 No Comments

Ho boy, it’s been quite the election cycle. Thankfully, Philadelphia has 1812 Productions to ease the pain with its annual satirical show.

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And the winners are… 2016 Barrymore Awards

Christopher Munden October 25, 2016 No Comments

For the second year in a row, Theatre Exile led the pack with five Barrymore Awards for its production of The Invisible Hand

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Theater in Sketch: MOTHER COURAGE

Chuck Schultz October 24, 2016 No Comments

Some sketches of some Brecht.

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Features Theater

Live Tweeting the Barrymores

Christopher Munden October 24, 2016 No Comments

Tonight is the ceremony for the annual Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theater, and Phindie will be there, holding a cell phone and live tweeting about the gathering and the winners.

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Reviews Theater

RADIANT VERMIN (Inis Nua): Devilishly good home redecoration

Toby Zinman October 23, 2016 No Comments

An entertaining cautionary tale about the wages of greed and consumerism

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DISGRACED (McCarter): No disgrace here

Neal Zoren for NealsPaper October 23, 2016 1 Comment

A divinely thorough production of an honest, far reaching play.

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A NEW BRAIN (Horizon): Getting a new lease on life

Debra Miller October 22, 2016 2 Comments

Theatre Horizon’s production of William Finn’s autobiographical musical comedy is filled with off-beat humor, powerhouse vocals, and a life-affirming message.

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WHEN THE RAIN STOPS FALLING (Wilma): How a hard rain’s a gonna fall

Nicole Forrester October 21, 2016 No Comments

Using the endtimes as a backdrop, Andrew Bovell uses the drama within a family’s history as a parallel for the turbulence in humanity’s.

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THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE (Arden): “Your First Shade!”

Joshua Millhouse October 21, 2016 No Comments

Dito van Reigersberg in a new drag persona steals the spotlight in this riotuous, fierce production.

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Kaepernick on a Hot Tin Roof? Did self-censorship constrain Tennessee Williams?

Bruce S. Ticker October 18, 2016 No Comments

Six decades separate the Broadway debut of Tennessee Williams’ CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF in 1955 from Colin Kaepernick’s boycott of the National Anthem

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